Quality VS Quantity

[ingavaboga]

I know that most players prefer using less units with stronger stats by upgrading them, but I recently began to wonder if that's truly the best thing to do. Lets say I take a unit of Urban cohorts w/ no upgrades and using the money left over I take a unit of Legionaires or Triarii. My opponent takes a Urban Cohort with g/g upgrades and has no money left over. In the battle, my Urbans engage his urbans, while my triarii run around and flank them. I know that the enemy's urbans would eventually destroy mine, but because I have more units, I can be more flexible. If the situation calls for it, I could pull my triarii back to protect archers from cav, flank, or fill up a break in the main battle line.

Which one is really better? Having high quality units or having reserves?

(Applies mostly to 10k and 15k battles)

[CoconutFred]

High quality units.

[|Sith| Max]

Upgrades are better 90% of the time yeh. depends on the faction though. (Edit) And with that i mean more slightly less upgraded units and not a bunch of unupgraded things thats a real death sentence.

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron]

It's possible to exchange quality for quantity, but you must still upgrade the attack of your units or you won't hit the enemy. A classical example of succesful quantity use is having 8 cavalry units, with just weapon upgrades, mass charge in wedge.

[|Sith| Max]

or 8 units of hoplites with only g defence to outlast missile factions which would allow you to get the additional archers and light cav required to support them.

[Snappers]

Generally it depends on the money/rules
for 10k no rules I prefer quantity, but for cwb generally quality is best, but really there is no substitute for skill

[|Sith| Max]

Generally it depends on the money/rules
for 10k no rules I prefer quantity, but for cwb generally quality is best, but really there is no substitute for skill

100 % verified truth. I like this kind of post.